Dec. 11, 2009

Postal carrier Donna Eich delivers the mail Thursday in Reno. The U.S. Postal Service makes a third of its revenue this time of year.

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The holiday season might be a time for giving, but for the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service, it's when nearly a third of its annual revenue arrives.

"We look to Christmas as the big moneymaking time for us," said David Rupert, Postal Service spokesman for Nevada operations. "We make about 28 percent of our revenue in that 30-day period from Thanksgiving to Christmas."

After reporting a net loss of almost $4 billion for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the Postal Service is revving up its efforts to compete this year against UPS and other retail businesses competing to deliver your ...